Smoking cessation in New Zealand: education and resources for use by midwives for women who smoke during pregnancy SUSAN PULLON, DEBORAH MCLEOD, CHERYL BENN1, ANNE VICCARS2, SONYA WHITE, TIMOTHY COOKSON3, ANTHONY DOWELL and ROBYN GREEN FOR THE MEWS STUDY TEAM
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Maternal and child health can be improved by a reduction in maternal smoking and increased duration of breastfeeding. Both have a significant and independent health benefit (Horta et al., 1997; Kramer et al., 2001). In New Zealand, 25% of women smoke during pregnancy (Ford et al., 1993; Wellington Women’s Hospital. Capital Coast Health, 1998), with disproportionately
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